Fathers’ Rights

If you’re heading into a divorce, custody dispute, or paternity case, understanding your rights early makes a real difference — fathers who come in informed and prepared tend to have far better outcomes than those who trust the process to sort itself out.

This section covers the practical basics: what to expect before, during, and after a case; how to establish paternity; protecting your credit and your relationship with your kids; and where to get help.

A Divorce Checklist

A practical checklist of what to ask for and watch out for before, during, and after a divorce or custody case.

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Fathers’ Bill of Rights

A fathers'-rights advocacy platform on federal and state family-law reform (not an official FER position).

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Fathers’ Rights to School Records

Your legal right, as a non-custodial parent, to access your child's school and medical records.

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Your Credit Rating and Divorce

How to protect your credit during and after a divorce, and what your decree does and doesn't cover.

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A Man’s Choice

The "choice for men" debate: should fathers have a limited window to decline parental financial obligation?

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Establishing Paternity

How paternity gets legally established in Texas, and what to know before signing an Acknowledgment of Paternity.

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I Don’t Think I’m The Father

What happens if you're named as a father in a paternity case and you're not sure you're the biological parent.

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She Won’t Let Me Have Visitation

How to seek visitation rights when paternity hasn't yet been legally established.

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Recording Your Phone Calls

Texas is a one-party consent state for recording calls — here's what that means, and how to make a recording usable in court.

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Children Made Fatherless By Family Courts

Commentary on the push for equal-custody presumptions in family courts, by Phyllis Schlafly.

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Dr. Warren Farrell

About author and researcher Dr. Warren Farrell, whose work focuses on fathers' involvement after divorce.

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